MCP quickstart

SlideWeave MCP uses browser-based OAuth. You do not paste an API key into your client.

Before you begin

You need:

• a SlideWeave account;
• an MCP client that supports remote HTTP servers and OAuth;
• a browser for the authorization screen.

Need an account first? Create your SlideWeave account.

Configure the server

For Codex, add this server to your MCP configuration:

[mcp_servers.slideweave]
url = "https://api.slideweave.com/mcp"
enabled = true
scopes = ["presentations:read", "presentations:write"]
default_tools_approval_mode = "writes"

Restart or reload the client, then ask it to list your SlideWeave presentations. The client opens SlideWeave in your browser. Sign in, review the requested permissions, and approve the connection.

Start read-only

If you only want discovery and inspection, request presentations:read and add write access later.

Verify the connection

Try these requests in order:

1. “List my SlideWeave presentations.”
2. “Create a short test presentation about a topic of your choice.”
3. “Read that presentation and add speaker notes to every slide.”
4. “Move the test presentation to trash.”

The client should ask before write operations when its approval mode is set to writes.

Disconnect

Open Connected apps in SlideWeave and disconnect the client. SlideWeave revokes the active grants and tokens for that client. A later request must be authorized again.

Next, review the available tools and safe update flow.